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Ukunda is a coastal town in the southern part of Mombasa. It paves way into
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{{Authority control Swahili people Swahili city-states Swahili culture Populated places in Kwale County
Ukunda is a coastal town in the southern part of Mombasa. It paves way into Diani Beach
Diani Beach is a major beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (in eastern Africa). It is located south of Mombasa, in Kwale County.
It has been voted Africa's leading beach destination for the fifth time running since 2015.
Tourism
The beac ...
, a major tourist attraction.
Location
It is located inKwale County
Kwale County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town.
Kwale county has an estimated population of 649,931.
Kwale is mainly an inland county, but it has coastline south of Mo ...
, Coast Province
The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among oth ...
, adjacent and to the immediate west of Diani Beach
Diani Beach is a major beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (in eastern Africa). It is located south of Mombasa, in Kwale County.
It has been voted Africa's leading beach destination for the fifth time running since 2015.
Tourism
The beac ...
, along the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania. It is located approximately , by road, south of the port city of Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...
, the nearest large urban area. This location lies approximately , by road, north of the town of Lunga Lunga, at the border with Tanzania. The coordinates of Ukunda are:4°17'15.0"S, 39°33'58.0"E (Latitude:-4.287500; Longitude:39.566111).
Transport
Highway A-14 starts in Mombasa and runs through Ukunda, continuing south through Lunga Lunga, crossing the border into Tanzania to Tanga, ending just outsideMorogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based ...
. Ukunda is served by the Ukunda Airport
Ukunda Airport is a small airfield near Diani Beach in Kwale County, Kenya. The airport serves the local areas of Diani, Tiwi and Msambweni.
Services
The airport started operating Air Kenya services to and from Nairobi's Wilson airport as o ...
.
New businesses
In November 2015, Kenyan print media indicated that Naivas Supermarkets opened a store in Ukunda at Gate mall outlets .See also
*Kwale
Kwale is a small town in and the capital of Kwale County, Kenya. It is located at around ; 30 km southwest of Mombasa and 15 km inland. The town has an urban population of 10,063 (2019 census). It is next to the Shimba Hills National ...
* Diani Beach
Diani Beach is a major beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (in eastern Africa). It is located south of Mombasa, in Kwale County.
It has been voted Africa's leading beach destination for the fifth time running since 2015.
Tourism
The beac ...
* Msambweni
Msambweni (meaning "land of Msambwe") in Swahili) is a small fishing town and constituency in Kwale County of southeastern Kenya, formerly in Kwale District of Coast Province. The origin of the name, Msambwe (plural Misambwe) is a hardy and wil ...
* List of supermarket chains in Kenya
This is the list of supermarket chains in Kenya.
Foreign-based supermarket chains
* Carrefour
* Game Stores
* Village Supermarket
Locally based supermarket chains
* Chandarana Supermarkets
* Eastmatt Supermarkets
* Uchumi Supermarkets
* ...
* Historic Swahili Settlements
*Swahili architecture
Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of diverse building traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Africa. Rather than simple derivatives of Islamic architecture from the Arabic ...
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